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Faculty and students are actively involved in the I-O research community. Students are encouraged to explore all areas of
I-O Psychology and work with multiple faculty members throughout the course of their graduate training. Both the students
and faculty are actively involved in presenting at conferences as well as publishing in journals and other publications.
Faculty Research
The faculty research interests at BGSU span a wide variety of topics including employee selection, judgment and decision making,
psychometric theory, stress and well-being in the workplace, work motivation, and job attitudes. Please visit the faculty page to learn more about their individual research areas.
Other Resources
Bowling Green State University is the home of the Job Descriptive Index (JDI). The JDI is the oldest and most researched measure of job satisfaction. The JDI research group is involved in a number of
research projects on job attitudes and survey development.
BGSU is also one of a number of programs to receive NIOSH funding to develop curriculum in occupational health psychology (OHP). The OHP research group studies a number of topics including shiftwork, work/life balance, workplace incivility, youth farm
safety, and recovery and well-being.
Additionally, BG is affiliated with the Education and Research Center (ERC) located at the University of Cincinnati. A number of BG faculty and students have received grant funding for their research
through the ERC's pilot research project program. Recent grants include:
Park, Y., Gopalkrishnan, P., Yugo, J., & Jex, S. M. (2009). Workplace incivility as a threat to safety behaviors among nurses.
Education and Research Center Pilot Research Project Program funded by NIOSH. (Direct costs: $6981).
Pui, S.Y., Sliter, M.T., Wolford, K.A., Jex, S., & McInnerney, J. (2009). The effect of multiple sources of hostility on
mental well-being, burnout, and performance. NIOSH Education and Research Center Pilot Project Grant. (Direct costs: $7000).
Alexander, K., Mazolla, J., Moore, T., & Jex, S. (2009). Education and Research Center Pilot Project Grant – University of
Cincinnati. Daily Workplace Barriers and Facilitators to Proper Nutrition and Exercise. Funded. (Direct costs: $3497)
Smith, E.N., McInroe, J., Adelman, M., Fritz, C., & Kain, J.M. (2007). The impact of coping and gender role identification
on the work-family interface. NIOSH Education and Research Center Pilot Project Grant. (Direct costs: $5000).
Understanding teaching: Determining age-related differences in stressors and resources. (2006). J. E. Yugo, J. McInroe, S.
Lindinger-Stern, & C. Fritz.
Predicting youth farm injury: A psychological perspective. (2005). J.E. Yugo, M.C. Colatat, & G. De La Rosa.
Health andsafety training for direct care providers of people with dementia. (2005). J. Z. Gillespie, C. Conley, & S. Bolen.
Investigation of the Impact of Incivility Among Nurses. (2004). A. M. Guidroz, J. L. Burnfield, O. Clark, H. Schwetschenau,
& S. Jex.
The work-family consequences of shiftwork. (2004). L. J. Whinghter, C. J. L. Cunningham, & S. Jex.
Study of universal precautions in healthcare. (2004). O. Clark & S.Jex.
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